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Amidst unprecedented attacks on our rights, this landmark resolution lays out concrete steps for providing protections for transgender and nonbinary folks WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), David Cicilline (RI-01), Marie Newman (IL-03), Mark Takano (CA-41), and Ritchie Torres…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) announced today that she secured more than $31 million in federal funding for 15 community-based projects in the Seattle area. These projects span various areas, including housing, arts, sciences, education, the environment, and…

WASHINGTON – Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center, which overturns the constitutional right to abortion: “Today, a decades-long…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) and Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) sent a letter today to President Biden and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Becerra urging immediate action to stop Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) from improperly…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) released the following statement ahead of the funeral service for Dr. Preston Phillips, one of the four people murdered earlier this month in a mass shooting at a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  “This…

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) announced she submitted requests for funding for 15 community-based projects in her district. The funding requests total more than $53 million across all 15 projects. These projects span various areas, including housing, arts,…